Copper Ore

Copper Ore
A common ore that can be smelted into bars.
Information
Source	The Mines • Blacksmith • Fishing • Artifact Spot • Geodes • Panning • Traveling Cart
Sell Price	data-sort-value="5">5g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Copper Ore, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Copper Ore - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Copper Ore is obtained from copper nodes with a pickaxe. Mining a copper node will yield between 1 and 3 copper ore. The Miner Profession can further increase this.

Locations

• The Mines (Floors 2-39) have a high concentration of copper nodes, relative to other floors. The surrounding regular rocks also have a high probability of dropping a single copper ore.
• Nodes can spawn in the Quarry, the Quarry Mine, or in the quarry on the Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps
• Can be found in breakable crates and barrels in The Mines
• Can be bought at the Blacksmith for data-sort-value="75">75g each in year 1 and for data-sort-value="150">150g each in year 2+
• Can be found on any floor of the Skull Cavern
• Can be dropped by Metal Heads on floors 80-119 of The Mines
• Can be dropped by Copper Slimes in the Quarry Mine or random dungeon floors in The Mines
• Can be found in Fishing Treasure Chests
• Can be found by digging up an Artifact Spot (at Pelican Town, Railroad, Bus Stop, Backwoods, Cindersap Forest, or the Mountains)
• Can be found by tilling soil in The Mines
• Can be found inside any of the 4 types of Geode
• Can be found by panning
• Occasionally sold by the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="5"100–1,000g
• A Stonefish Fish Pond may produce 5 Copper Ore when the population reaches 3.

Smelting

Copper ore can be smelted in a Furnace to create a Copper Bar. The smelting requires 5 copper ore and 1 coal to begin and takes 30 in-game minutes to complete.

Crafting

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Cherry Bomb	Generates a small explosion. Stand back!	Copper Ore (4) Coal (1)	Mining Level 1
	Furnace	Turns ore and coal into metal bars.	Copper Ore (20) Stone (25)	Clint after collecting 1+ Copper Ores.
	Flute Block	Plays a flute sound when you walk past.	Wood (10) Copper Ore (2) Fiber (20)	Robin 6-heart event
	Drum Block	Plays a drum sound when you walk past.	Stone (10) Copper Ore (2) Fiber (20)	Robin 6-heart event

Tailoring

Copper Ore can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Turtleneck Sweater.

Quests

• The morning after collecting 1 Copper Ore, Clint will visit you and give you the blueprints for crafting a Furnace. This creates the "Forging Ahead" quest.
• Clint may ask you to collect various numbers of Copper Ore in random Gathering Quests at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store.
• 10 Copper Ore are requested by Stonefish in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 1 to 3.

History

• 1.3: Purchase price at the Blacksmith increases in year 2+ from data-sort-value="75">75g to data-sort-value="150">150g.
• 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in a Fish Pond quest. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.